Agreed. No engineering reason that I can see Chuck. IMO, it is a design cue that BMW first popularized on the GS and so an adventure bike 'must' have that visual design cue to be considered an adventure bike. I suspect that the GS beak originally was taken as a design cue from motocross bikes, to accentuate that the GS is an adventure/offroad bike, where the front fender was actually that high above the front wheel (large clearance for offroading and for mud to sling free). But then they add a front fender just above the front wheel too!
+1. The nostrils on the MultiStrada appear to be functional (air intake) but I'm not so sure about the rest. Is a beak supposed to keep mud from splattering up on the rider, like the huge plastic fenders on MotoX bikes? The new GS takes beakdom to a comical extreme. I don't get beaks.
Only if it's on a [-]treadmill[/-] conveyor belt. (Man, how did I blow that one?)
I have not heard if it was passed, but a year ago, the EU was considering making a law that made it ILLEGAL to use aftermarket parts or do any alterations to ANY part of a motorcycle. That would include mounting any tires other than the OEM tire brand and model.
Consider that any ST13 update or upgrade that might be released in 2014 was probably designed and engineered 2 or 3 years ago. So if you want to publish a wishlist now, we should get Mellow to edit the title of this thread from "2014" to "2017".I know this is of no means (Honda doesn't read these forums) But I would like to see a poll started listing improvements mentioned here and have us readers vote on it for a week. The five highest voted on improvements will be selected and we can figure the added cost to the "improved upgraded modern" ST1300.
I would like to suggest what I think are good examples:
#1 electronic cruise control
#2 tapered bearings for the steering head
#3 Quality 1 piece needle flange bearing for rear wheel
#4 self cancelling turn signals
#5 electronic throttle control
I was thinking the same thing. DR blue beak!
I realize that. Call it an educated guess.
(an expert is a has been drip. )My old analog watch quit working years ago. But it still gives the right time twice a day.Dart board investing is just about as successful as following the "experts".
WOW, I thought only my profession used a dart board, that's how we quote the price of aircraft fuselage sections, much more accurate then the cost per pound, it takes less time and it gives me more time to hijack ST-Owners threads :roll:.
